# Perfidious Albion

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The United Kingdom, seen as a country that is manipulative, deceptive, or treacherous on the international stage.

## Etymology
Calque of French perfide Albion. First coined by French poet and playwright Augustin Louis de Ximénès at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/perfidious-albion